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Volume 145, Issue 3, Supplement, March 2014, Page 431A
Obstructive Lung DiseasesInhaled Colistin in Elderly Patients With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis and Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) Bronchial Infection
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Abstract
SESSION TITLE: Bronchiectasis
SESSION TYPE: Slide Presentations
PRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
PURPOSE: To assess the effectiveness of inhaled colistin in elderly patients with bronchiectasis and chronic bronchial PA infection in reducing hospital readmissions
METHODS: Prospective, controlled and open label We included patients with HRCT diagnosed bronchiectasis and persistence of PA, after an acute exacerbation admission and appropriate antimicrobial therapy. All
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